UNIPH Bulletin Articles Volume 5 Issue_2

Authors: Elizabeth Katana1, Alex Ndyabakira1, Steven N. Kabwana1, Lilian Bulage1, Alex R. Ario1, Julie Harris2 Affiliations; 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda 2US Centers for Disease Control…

This campaign will take place in a wave-based manner starting with the districts with the highest prevalence of Malaria and those that have been affected by floods. Twenty-five districts will be covered under wave 1 and these include;…

No one should be harmed in healthcare and yet, about 134 million adverse events continue to occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low-and middle-income countries, contributing to 2.6 million deaths annually. The World Health…

World Suicide Prevention Day is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The World Health Organization is a co-sponsor of the day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that…

According to WHO, viral hepatitis B and C affect over 300 million people worldwide causing about 1.4 million deaths a year. Hepatitis is considered the second major killer infectious disease after Tuberculosis, and 9 more people are now…

By Irene B. Kyamwine, PHFP Fellow On 21 March, 2020 Uganda, registered the first case of the novel corona virus (SARS-COV 2), virus causing the Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) in a Ugandan returning from Dubai. The new disease (COVID-19)…

Authors: Maureen Nabatanzi1, Daniel Eurien1, Godfrey Nsereko1, Benon Kwesiga1, Daniel Kadobera, Bernard Lubwama2, Alex Riolexus Ario1, Julie Harris3 Affiliations; 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda 2Integrated…

Phoebe Nabunya1 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda Executive summary The WHO recommends the use of malaria epidemic thresholds derived from routine data to detect malaria epidemics. Multiple methods are recommended…